1917, Year of Turmoil: War and Suffrage

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1 Register now for the 2017 Illinois History Symposium Sponsored by The Illinois State Historical Society and Lincoln Land Community College April 20-22, 2017 Lincoln Land Community College Trutter Center 5250 Shepherd Road, Springfield 1917, Year of Turmoil: War and Suffrage WW1 100 YEARS Endorsed by the World War I Centennial Commission. P

2 Join us in Springfield for two days of fascinating programs, lectures, and discussions about Illinois in the years leading up to the state s first centennial celebration. Experience more than 25 presentations from national, state, and regional professional and amateur historians who will examine the forces, people, and events that shaped our destiny 100 years ago. n Early two-day registration deadline March 31, $30 for ISHS members, $40 for non-members. After March 31, $40 for ISHS members, $50 for non-members. n Early one-day registration deadline March 31, $20 for ISHS members, $30 for non-members. After March 31, $25 for members, $35 for non-members. n Thursday Box Lunch and Program, $15, $20 after March 31 (All reservations.) n Banquet on Thursday, April 20 requires separate reservation. All banquet reservations are $50, $60 after March 31. No special member rates. n Friday Luncheon and Program, $25, $30 after March 31. (All reservations.) n Friday Evening Reception and Program, 7:00 p.m. Illinois State Military Museum, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield. No charge for members, $5 for non-members. Call for more information. One-day registration Two-day registration Banquet reservation Thursday Box Lunch and Program Friday Lunch and Program Friday Evening Reception and Program Name: Address: City, State and Zip: Telephone: address: Credit Card information: Name on card: Number: Expiration Date: Security Code: Mail completed form to: The Illinois State Historical Society 5255 Shepherd Road Springfield, Illinois 62703

3 ISHS Symposium: April (Program as of March 5; schedule subject to change) THURSDAY 4/20 08:00-09:00 REGISTRATION TRUTTER LOBBY 09:00-10:00 WELCOME WELCOMING REMARKS TRUTTER Dr. Eileen Tepatti, Vice President of Academic Services at LLCC TRUTTER A TRUTTER B 10:15-11:30 SESSION 1 Honor Book of Sangamon County: Pullman and WWI: The Wartime A Living Memorial to Those Who Served, Experiences of the Pullman Company and William Furry, Executive Director, Neighborhood, Andrew Bullen, Illinois State Historical Society Illinois State Library 11:30-12:45 LUNCH Lunch program to be announced 13:00-14:30 SESSION 2 Ambulance Corps and WW1, Debra M. Dudek, Adult and Teen Services Manager, Fountaindale Public Library, Bolingbrook, IL Kent Hagler, Volunteer American Ambulance Driver in France, Chris McDonald, Ph.D., LLCC 14:45-16:00 SESSION 3 Central lllinois Women on the Home Swedish-American Lutherans in Front, Virginia Boynton, Ph.D., Rock Island at the Onset of World War I: Western Illinois University A Religious Community s Response Early Women Voting Records of to Wartime Nativism, Sangamon County, Mike Kienzler, Peter Ellertsen, Ph.D. Sangamon County Historical Society 16:15-17:30 SESSION 4 Rising Up of the Springdale Ladies Aid Illinois Government Responds to War, Society, Readers Theatre Production Bernie Sieracki, Ph.D. IDA and World War I: The State Library s Digital Archives of the Great War, Joseph Natale, Illinois State Library 17:30-19:00 SOCIAL SOCIAL TIME (Trutter Museum / displays / vendors etc.) The 1917 Eleanor Robinson Countiss Home and the Red Cross Effort, Michelle Rinard and Justina Doyle, International Museum of Surgical Sciences. The Red Cross in Central Illinois: A Centennial Perspective, Mr. Bryan Soady, Executive Director, Central Illinois chapter of the American Red Cross. 19:00-20:30 BANQUET Banquet with Speaker TRUTTER COMBINED Ernest Freeberg Eugene Debs, Free Speech, and World War I

4 FRIDAY 4/21 08:00-09:00 REGISTRATION TRUTTER LOBBY MILLENIUM 1 MILLENIUM 2 10:15-11:30 SESSION 5 Ernest Hemingway Anti-Fascist Writings Researching Your WWI Ancestor, in his Spanish Civil War Writings, Matthew Tina Beaird, Local History/Genealogy Nalefski, Millikin University Student Librarian, Plainfield Public Library Lady Brett Ashley: A Study of Complex Characterization in The Sun Also Rises, Taylor Hagerdorn, Millikin University Student Session moderated by Dan Monroe, Ph.D., Millikin University 11:30-12:45 LUNCH LUNCH PROGRAM TRUTTER COMBINED Proposed: Joseph Gustaitis, Chicago and World War I 13:00-14:30 SESSION 2 Influenza and WWI, Tina Beaird, Adams County in World War I, Local History/Genealogy Librarian, Rob Mellon, executive director, Plainfield Public Library Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County Illinois DeWitt County World War I Collection, Bobbi Perryman, Vespasian Warner Public Library, Clinton McLean County and WWI, Bill Kemp, McLean County Museum of History 14:45-16:00 SESSION 3 Roots of the Prairie Division: From Illinois Answering the Call: World War I Poster National Guard to the 33rd Division, Collection, Illinois State University, August 1917-May 1918, Milner Library Collection, Mark Roehrs,Ph.D.,LLCC April Anderson, PhD., 33rd Into Action: Training with the British Illinois State University and First Combats, May-Sep. 1918, Women of WWI: The Ange Milner Christopher McDonald, Ph.D., Professor, Collection, April Anderson, Ph.D. Political Science, Department of Social Illinois State University Science, LLCC 16:15-17:30 SESSION 4 The Music of First World War, Pioneers of Illinois Base Ball, , Andrew Bullen, Illinois State Library Robert Sampson, Ph.D., Millikin University 19:00-21:00 MUSEUM ILLINOIS STATE MILITARY MUSEUM Magic Lanterns in the Great War, media presentation by Chris McDonald, Ph.D., Lincoln Land Community College The 8th Illinois: First in Battle, First in Valor, Mark DePue, Ph.D., Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Director, Oral History Project WW1 100 YEARS Endorsed by the World War I Centennial Commission.

5 ISHS hotel block for 2017 Illinois History Symposium A limited number of rooms have been reserved from Wednesday, April 20 through Saturday, April 22, at the Springfield Baymont Inn for attendees of the 2017 Illinois History Symposium, 1917, Year of Turmoil: War and Suffrage, which will be held at Lincoln Land Community College. The hotel is located at I-55 and Toronto Road, just south of Springfield. Room rates are as follows: Block name: ISHS SYMPOSIUM (Guests must reference this block when seeking discounted rate) Block date: 04/ /2017 Thu-Fri-Sat night Block rate: $ Tax, $ Tax Suite Upgrades: (1) Option 1: Upgraded large room with king + pull-out sofa for $109.99/night (2) Option 2: Upgraded large Jacuzzi room with king + pull-out sofa for $119.99/night (4) Option 3: Upgraded large room with 2 beds and pull-out sofa bed for $ Tax Cut off date: 04/07/ /07/2017 all non-reserved rooms will be cancelled, and a block rate will not be available for guests wanting to make reservation after cutoff date) Cancellation Policy: 24 hours in advance, but you must call and cancel your room a day before your arrival date by 4 p.m. How to make a reservation: Please call (217) and ask them to reserve a room out of : : ISHS SYMPOSIUM, block on 04/ /2017 Thu-Fri-Sat night. You may add extra nights to your stay for the same price at your group rate. What`s included in price? Free parking; Complimentary hot breakfast; Complimentary highspeed Wi-Fi For information about the hotel and guest services, go to South Grand To I-72 Decatur 29 To Springfield Dirksen Parkway I-55 To Taylorville Stevenson Drive Exit 94 To Rt. 36 I-55 I-55 11th Street West Lake Drive University of Illinois at Springfield Lincoln Land Community College On-Campus Program and Course Facilities Springfield, Illinois Exit 90 Illinois Central R.R. Fire Station Toronto Road Health Sciences and Technology Center Child Development Center Main Campus Cass Gym, Logan Hall, Mason Hall, Menard Hall Sangamon Hall Millennium Center Workforce Development Resource Center Lake Springfield To St. Louis

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